Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4066 | 3467 | 2633 | 2012 | 1640 | 1342 | 1016 | 862 | 613 | 505 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 217 | 217 | 172 | 169 | 131 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04PM1.80m | 9:37AM1.74m | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:35AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.23m | 3:47PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.30m | 4:42PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4066 | 3467 | 2633 | 2012 | 1640 | 1342 | 1016 | 862 | 613 | 505 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 217 | 217 | 172 | 169 | 131 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 125 | 123 | 121 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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